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Cross-Class Friendship Key to Rising Out of Poverty

A new study reveals that cross-class connections are key to lifting children out of poverty. Behind the research is Raj Chetty, professor of economics at Harvard University and director of Opportunity Insights, an organization studying ways to give disadvantaged children a better chance at success. Chetty speaks with Walter Isaacson about his research and how to restore the American dream.

Cross-Class Friendship Key to Rising Out of Poverty

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  • May 3, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 3, 2024

    S2024 E6220 - 55m 52s

    Michael Schill, president of Northwestern University, discusses the protests on campuses across the country and the deal his university was able to strike. Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists on threats to press around the globe. Photographer Platon discusses his new book “The Defenders.” Sociologist Brad Wilcox explores the positives of marriage in his book "Get Married."

  • May 2, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 2, 2024

    S2024 E6219 - 55m 34s

    Senator Bernie Sanders has been outspoken about the recent campus protests. He joined the program from Washington, D.C. Wall Street Journal Higher Education Reporter Douglas Belkin talks to Hari Sreenivasan about the unique circumstances facing the class of 2024. In his new book, “Empireworld,” Sathnam Sanghera unpacks the lasting impact of imperialism around the globe.

  • May 1, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 1, 2024

    S2024 E6218 - 55m 53s

    Last week, Rabbi Sharon Brous visited both Columbia and UCLA to witness the protests and speaks with Christiane about her experience. Sanam Vakil, Director of the Middle East program at Chatham House think tank, joins Christiane to discuss possible avenues of progress in the region. Lawyer Kenneth Stern wrote the working definition of “antisemitism,” which he now believes is being weaponized.

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